Since ancient times, negotiations have mostly been conducted by the weaker side sending representatives to the territory of the stronger side, and the same is true in the world of ice and fire. In the original plot, Jon Snow was forced to go to the other party's camp to "negotiate peace" when Castle Black was completely unable to defend against the army of savages...... This time, however, the night watchmen were able to stay in the fortress in peace, waiting for the other side to come and negotiate.

The drama of "a lone hero entering the enemy camp" is certainly exciting, but being forced to "become a hero" is actually a sad thing, and if he has a choice, Iger hopes that the protagonist of this kind of drama will never be himself.

The savages had no choice, but what no one expected was that it was actually the king of the outside world, Mansred, who finally came to the gate of Castle Black with the flag and prepared to perform the scene of entering the enemy camp alone.

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"Hang this traitor and the war is over. Povin Marthy stood on the King's Tower, watching condescendingly as the gray-brown-haired, muscular Savage Mance was being searched a few dozen meters away to make sure he was not carrying any weapons that could threaten the upper echelons of the Night's Watch.

"That's true, but after that, we're going to have to watch 100,000 wildlings die in the Ghost Forest being hunted down by the Aliens, and then face the same number of dead people in the future. Iger shrugged, "We'll talk about that later, but now I want to know: does anyone recognize this guy...... How can we be sure that this is the king of the Cypriots and not an impostor?"

"Mansred defected before I joined the Night's Watch...... "Mormont is older, but he joined the Night's Watch to make way for his son when he came of age, and he didn't grow up at the Wall. He didn't know the guy who had defected to the outside of the city during his tenure as the previous commander: "Can Castle Black find a veteran who is familiar with Mansred?"

The Chief Affairs Officer nodded: "It should be possible...... Jon, go and call all the veterans of Castle Black who have been dressed in black for more than twenty years. ”

"There's no need to be so troublesome, even if someone knows Mance when he was young, he may not be able to recognize it after more than ten years. Iger shook his head. "But the wild man tied up the fellow, and then brought up the female wild man who was still in prison, and told her that we took the initiative, defeated the wild man, and captured the king of the outside world. Looking at her expression and reaction, you can tell if this guy is real or fake. ”

"I see. Mormont thought for a moment and smiled: "Good idea, just do it." ”

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Soon, Mansred was held down by several night watchmen and tied to a pillar in the center of the yard with a rope on his face, making the appearance of preparing for execution. Ygritte was brought out of prison again with an angry face, and Mormont took her to a place where she could see where she was bound and mance, and repeated to her what Iger had made.

It is impossible for the wildlings to guess that the Night's Watch will use this trick to distinguish the true and false king of the Cypriot, not to mention that the female wildlings have been locked up in the tightly guarded ice prison of Castle Black these days, and it is impossible for them to know that Mansred has come to negotiate in person, if she sneers and tells everyone that they have caught the wrong person, it means that the person who came is a fake Mansred, and if she acts shocked or distraught, it means that the person who came is really the "king of the outside world".

The principle was simple, and the plan went very smoothly, except that the subject's reaction was slightly out of control: Ygritte saw Mansred, who was tied to a pillar and gagged, and went berserk to break free from Jon's control and pounce on Jao Mormont. His hands were handcuffed and he couldn't use them, so he opened his mouth and bit the commander-in-chief's face......

Due to the proximity, Jeo Mormon was completely defenseless, and at the last moment, he took his arm and was bitten on the arm by the female savage.

Egger and Bowen, who were standing next to Mormont, reacted first, and teamed up to pull the wild woman away and knock her to the ground.

"You crows, you should go to hell!" Ygritte, whose face was pressed against the cold ground, roared to himself, "If we don't let the free people enter the Great Wall, even if we are killed by the white ghosts and turned into walking corpses, we will remember to come to you for revenge!"

"What are you doing, Jon!" Mormont stepped back and rubbed his arm, staring at Jon disapprovingly, "It's a good habit to be gentle with a lady, but it's our enemy! Or can't you even hold a woman?"

Jon was so embarrassed that he quickly helped hold down the wild woman: "I'm sorry, gentlemen, I'm ...... I didn't expect her to have so much strength. ”

"Take it down!"

Jon re-grabbed Ygritte, who was still swearing, and dragged her away from the officers. Looking at his back, Oser shook his head: "This kid ...... It was ridiculous to want to explain the reason to the wild woman in order to appease her. I fear that the wild woman will tempt him to break his oath. Dio, how are you, are you alright?"

"My arm is not broken, but fortunately my clothes are thick. Mormont teased lightly: "At the cost of being bitten, we at least know a little bit that this wild man who came to negotiate is indeed Mansred." Let's be honest...... This is quite a surprise. ”

"What to do with this traitor?"

"Out of respect for courage, give him a chance to speak. "Among other things, we need food from the wildlings to survive the gap before Braavos' aid arrives," said Iger. ”

Mormont rubbed the wound on his right arm that had been bitten by the female savage, and nodded, "Bring him to the conference room." ”

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After a short moment, the freed Mansred, escorted by two Rangers, made it to the Hall of the Night's Watch and sat down in front of the higher-ups of the Night's Watch.

"It's amazing. "The king of the outside of Cyprus thought a moment ago that the night watchmen had tied him up with the intention of hanging himself, and although he regarded death as his home, it was impossible to say that he did not panic. was tossed for a while, and his complexion was extremely bad, "unimaginable...... This is the attitude of my former sworn brothers towards those who come to negotiate. ”

"Do you remember that we used to be your sworn brothers?" Jeremy sneered, "Then you should know that the Night's Watch has only one way to deal with deserters and oath breakers. ”

"After all these years, the Night's Watch is still the same, no wonder in the face of the attack of the Free People, reduced to the point where they need to move the mountain clans and tribes as reinforcements. ”

"Mansred. "Is there any point in having a good time at such a juncture?, you better understand the situation, if the night watchmen bite you to death and don't let you in, then the hundred thousand savages...... Except for those who had fled over the wall to the south, none of them would survive. Now, you'd better put all the chips you can on the table so that we can discuss and decide whether to hang you or give your people a chance to live. ”

Mansred's presence in person was not only unexpected by Mormont, but also made Iger a little nervous: as Bowen said, the war would be over if the famous night watchman deserter and king of the Cypriots in front of him were hanged. If Mormont were determined to take this simple solution...... Then a lot of my own plans were stillborn.

It was difficult for him alone to convince many of his colleagues to abandon the one-size-fits-all approach and take a detour, and he now hoped that Mansred was not running to his death, but that he himself could come up with something convincing so that he could find a breakthrough. 2k reading web